59-29c02 Definitions.
59-29c02. Definitions. When used in the crisis intervention act: (a) “Behavioral health professional” includes a physician, physician assistant, psychologist, qualified mental health professional or licensed addiction counselor. (b) “Head of a crisis intervention center” means the administrative director of a crisis intervention center or a behavioral health professional designated by such person. (c) “Law enforcement […]
59-29c03 Civil rights of persons subject to the provisions of this act.
59-29c03. Civil rights of persons subject to the provisions of this act. (a) The fact that a person has been detained for emergency observation and treatment under this act shall not be construed to mean that such person shall have lost any civil right such person would otherwise have as a resident or citizen, any […]
59-29c04 Voluntary admission to crisis intervention center.
59-29c04. Voluntary admission to crisis intervention center. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit a person with capacity to do so from making an application for admission as a voluntary patient to a crisis intervention center. Any person desiring to do so shall be afforded an opportunity to consult with such person’s attorney […]
59-29c05 Law enforcement officer authority and duty.
59-29c05. Law enforcement officer authority and duty. Any law enforcement officer who takes a person into custody pursuant to K.S.A. 59-2953 or 59-29b53, and amendments thereto, may transport such person to a crisis intervention center if the officer is in a crisis intervention center service area. The crisis intervention center shall not refuse to accept […]
59-29b74 Notice of discharge; restoration of certain rights.
59-29b74. Notice of discharge; restoration of certain rights. The head of the treatment facility shall notify, in writing, the patient, the patient’s attorney, the petitioner or the petitioner’s attorney, the county or district attorney as appropriate, and the district court which has jurisdiction over the patient of the patient’s discharge pursuant to K.S.A. 59-29b73, and […]
59-29b75 Unauthorized absence; procedure.
59-29b75. Unauthorized absence; procedure. If any involuntary patient leaves the place of the patient’s detention or treatment without the authority of the head of the treatment facility, the head of the treatment facility shall notify the sheriff of the county in which the treatment facility is located of the involuntary patient’s unauthorized absence and request […]
59-29b76 Administration of medications and other treatments.
59-29b76. Administration of medications and other treatments. (a) Medications and other treatments shall be prescribed, ordered and administered only in conformity with accepted clinical practice. Medication shall be administered only upon the written order of a physician or upon a verbal order noted in the patient’s medical records and subsequently signed by the physician. The […]
59-29b59 Temporary custody order; request for; procedure.
59-29b59. Temporary custody order; request for; procedure. (a) At the time that the petition for determination of whether a person is a person with an alcohol or substance abuse problem is filed, or any time thereafter prior to the trial upon the petition as provided for in K.S.A. 59-29b65 and amendments thereto, the petitioner may […]
59-29b77 Restraints; seclusion.
59-29b77. Restraints; seclusion. (a) Restraints or seclusion shall not be applied to a patient unless it is determined by the head of the treatment facility or a physician or psychologist to be necessary to prevent immediate substantial bodily injury to the patient or others and that other alternative methods to prevent such injury are not […]
59-29b60 Preliminary orders; continuances and advancement of trial.
59-29b60. Preliminary orders; continuances and advancement of trial. (a) Upon the filing of the petition provided for in K.S.A. 59-29b57, and amendments thereto, the district court shall issue the following: (1) An order fixing the time and place of the trial upon the petition. Such hearing, in the court’s discretion, may be conducted in a […]